A British Royal Navy flagship rescued nearly 400 migrants, including 50 small children, from a crowded wooden boat north of Libya on Thursday, according to the British Ministry of Defense. The HMS ...

HMS Bulwark, a landing platform dock, is designed to put ashore Royal Marine commandos in assaults by sea, by boats launched from the dock compartment, and from two helicopters from the deck. It has a ...

The defence secretary has announced emergency cuts to the UK military, including the Royal Navy’s two amphibious assault ships, a frigate and 31 helicopters. John Healey has blamed the disputed £22bn ...

The Government is in talks to sell UK amphibious assault ships to Brazil. The sale of HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, which have not been in use since 2023 and 2017 respectively, was agreed during the ...

The UK is in talks with Brazil over the "potential sale" of the Royal Navy's two amphibious assault ships that are being ditched to cut costs, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. Defence experts ...

A defence minister warned while in opposition that scrapping two ships would be “bad for the Royal Navy”, before going on to axe them in his first months in office. Luke Pollard, Labour’s Armed Forces ...

Defence Secretary John Healey announced in Parliament that several ‘outdated' capabilities will be withdrawn from service to ...

Almost 3,600 migrants have been rescued from overcrowded boats sailing from Africa to Europe over the past 48 hours, Italy said on Thursday, with sea conditions seen as perfect for attempting the ...

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is in talks with the Brazilian navy over the sale of two former Royal Navy amphibious warships. The MoD confirmed it was in "discussions" with the Brazilian armed forces ...

Backlash is growing against the Labour government’s announcement that Royal Navy flagships, tankers and helicopters will be decommissioned in cost-saving measures announced by defence secretary John ...

Royal Navy warship HMS Bulwark is heading towards four boats carrying migrants off the coast of Libya, the Ministry of Defence says. A Merlin helicopter, flying from the ship, spotted a group of boats ...